Re: [Gimp-user] How to scan scan under Mac OS X El Capitan 10.11.5

[Richard <strata_ranger hotmail com>]

If you're talking about the window and controls that appear when you're configuring how you want it to be 
scanned (e.g. exposure, brightness/contrast, crop area, etc.), this part actually *isn't* GIMP's doing at 
all.  It's actually managed by the software drivers installed on your system, and GIMP is simply calling on 
it to deliver a scanned image.


And, as the other person already stated, GIMP simply has NO scanner support on Mac.  Whatsoever.  At all.


However, like I was trying to say earlier, this isn't the end of the story.  You can still access the scanner 
in some capacity outside of GIMP (preferably with comprehensive exposure controls), then open the resulting 
saved image in GIMP.  I can't be of 100% help here since I don't have a Mac myself to work on, but I might be 
able to look up some steps if you answer these questions:


1 - Is it a dedicated scanner, or a printer/scanner combo unit?

2 - What brand and model number is it?


If I know that, I can start searching for answers.


-- Stratadrake
strata_ranger hotmail com
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Numbers may not lie, but neither do they tell the whole truth.


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Subject: [Gimp-user] How to scan scan under Mac OS X El Capitan 10.11.5

> That would have been awesome to know sooner. :)
>
>
> Anyway, Zbig, looks like you're slightly out of luck.  If your GIMP
> can't access your scanner then you'll just have to use the scanner by
> itself (try pressing the Scan button on the scanner unit and see what
> software your system calls to handle the scanner event).  Once you've
> scanned your image to a file then you can open that file in GIMP like
> any other.
>
>
> -- Stratadrake
> strata_ranger hotmail com
> --------------------
> Numbers may not lie, but neither do they tell the whole truth.

Thank you Stratadrake,
this basic kind of scanning works. But I would like to scan under GIMP what is
quicker and I always used it under Windows GIMP.
Zbig

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